John C. Robinson

John Cleveland Robinson (10 April 1817-18 February 1897) was a Major-General of the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Biography
Robinson was born in Binghamton, New York, on April 10, 1817. He obtained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the 5th US Infantry Regiment, on October 27, 1839, and fought in the Mexican-American War, served in the Seminole Wars, and participated in the Utah Expedition of 1857.

Robinson was a Marylander, a border state, but decided to serve the Union when the American Civil War broke out. He fought under the Army of the Potomac and was severely wounded leading an attack on an enemy breastwork in the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House in June 1864, and his leg was amputated. Since then, he served in a desk role.